26 September 2008
Amnesty International confirmed on Friday that one of the seven
prisoners of conscience freed this week, U Win Htein, was
re-arrested a few hours after his release. He was released from
Kathar prison in Sagaing Division in north-western Myanmar on
Tuesday.
U Win Htein was picked up by police officers in a guest house in
the town of Kathar where he was staying for the night before
catching a boat to Mandalay the following morning to meet his wife.
U Win Htein is now back in Kathar prison. It is not known why he
was re-arrested or how much longer he will remain imprisoned.
Amnesty International has said that the re-arrest of U Win Htein
illustrates that there is no policy change by the Myanmar
government to free political prisoners.
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